Sam Finley

Samuel Joseph Finley (born 4 August 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Accrington Stanley.

Sam Finley
Personal information
Full name Samuel Joseph Finley[1]
Date of birth (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 8
Youth career
–2008 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Southport
2010–2011 Warrington Town
2011–2015 The New Saints 64 (18)
2015 → Wrexham (loan) 14 (0)
2015–2018 Fylde 95 (17)
2018– Accrington Stanley 68 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:15, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Finley was first picked up as a youth by Everton, where he stayed until he was 16.[2]

Finley would then play for non-league clubs Southport and Warrington, before being released by the latter. [3] Following this, Finley was signed by Welsh Premier League side The New Saints.[2]

He would spend 5 years at the Welsh club, making appearances in Champions League qualifying against Legia Warsaw and Anderlecht during his time there.[2] He also won the Welsh Premier League with TNS four years in a row, along with 2 Welsh Cup victories and 1 Welsh League Cup.[4]

In February 2015, he was loaned to Conference side Wrexham.[4]

In August 2015, Finley would move to Fylde on a free transfer.[5] He stayed at the club for 3 years, eventually becoming club captain.[6]

On 29 June 2018, Finley signed a 2 year contract with League One side Accrington Stanley.[2] He made his debut for the club on his 26th birthday, coming off of the bench in a 0-2 home defeat to Gillingham.[7]

In April 2020, Finley picked up an 8 match ban as a result of an investigation around a comment made to Rochdale's former Irish international Paul McShane, during a League One fixture on New Year's day 2020, regarding McShane's nationality.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played 17 November 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Champions League Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
The New Saints 2010–11[4] Welsh Premier League 000000000000
2011–12[4] Welsh Premier League 510042000093
2012–13[4] Welsh Premier League 23332302000295
2013–14[4] Welsh Premier League 2610310020003111
2014–15[4] Welsh Premier League 10400102000134
2015–16[4] Welsh Premier League 000000400040
Total64186382100008823
Wrexham (loan) 2014–15[4] Football Conference 1400000–00140
Fylde 2015–16[4] National League North 3881000–40438
2016–17[4] National League North 2330000–00233
2017–18[4] National League 3464100–00387
Total95175100004010418
Accrington Stanley 2018–19[4] League One 1801011–21212
Total19135124931006122843

Honours
The New Saints[4]


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References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "Stanley new boy Sam Finley eager to prove his point in League One". This Is Lancashire. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "Finley leaves Town". Warrington Town FC. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. "S. Finley". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. "Sam Finley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. "AFC Fylde captain Sam Finley joins Accrington Stanley". Blackpool Gazette. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. "Accrington Stanley 0-2". BBC Sport. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52369355
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